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After Chaotic Short-Notice Layoffs, Twitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers To Please Come Back

Twitter Inc., after laying off roughly half the company on Friday following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition, is now reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs and asking them to return.

Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake, according to two people familiar with the moves. Others were let go before management realized that their work and experience may be necessary to build the new features Musk envisions, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information.

Twitter cut close to 3,700 people this week via email as a way to trim costs following Musk’s acquisition, which closed in late October. Many employees learned they lost their job after their access to company-wide systems, like email and Slack, were suddenly suspended. The requests for employees to return demonstrate how rushed and chaotic the process was.

A Twitter spokesperson did not reply to a request for comment. Twitter’s plan to hire back workers was previously reported by Platformer.

“Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day,” Musk tweeted on Friday.

Twitter has close to 3,700 employees remaining, according to people familiar with the matter. Musk is pushing those who remain at the company to move quickly in shipping new features, and in some cases, employees have even slept at the office to meet new deadlines.

Over the weekend, Twitter rolled out a new Twitter Blue subscription plan, offering a verification check mark for any user who pays $8 a month. The company also said it will soon be launching other features, including half the ads, the ability to post longer videos and get priority ranking in replies, mentions and searches.

The New York Times on Sunday reported Twitter will delay changes to the check marks until after Tuesday’s midterm elections, after users and employees raised concerns that the plan could be misused to sow discord.

Source: Bloomberg

Apple’s Tim Cook Shares The Four Traits He Seeks From Potential Employees

Posted on October 12 by Phil Lam X

Tim Cook has revealed the rubric that the company goes by when considering its most promising job candidates. In end-September, the Apple CEO visited the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, where he was awarded an honorary Master’s Degree in Innovation and International Management.

During his speech, Cook opened up to students hoping to carve out meaningful careers, especially at Apple.

Cook pointed out that Apple employees have a shared goal of changing the world and enriching lives, and this nudges them to create their best work. “I’ve seen it happen again and again, and the results are just unbelievable,” he declared, as quoted by Fortune.

With that, he also divulged the four qualities all Apple hopefuls should possess. The company has found that relying on this formula delivers the best results. Here are its most-desired traits, according to Cook.

Collaboration — As clichéd as it sounds, teamwork makes the dream work at Apple. Cook acknowledged that while the company recruits amazing talents who excel individually, when their ideas converge with others, those ideas become bigger and better.

Creativity — Apple values people who aren’t caught up by how a problem has always been perceived. The ones who “walk around” it and find new angles are those who help build greater value.

Curiosity — Cook shut down the notion that there’s such a thing as a dumb question. Instead, he encouraged his audience to ask questions like a child. It is in those moments of unbridled curiosity that forces a person to think deeply about their answers.

Expertise — The most technical attribute Apple looks at is expertise, which is exactly as it sounds. Apple employees will need to be educated or have solid work experience in the fields of the roles they are applying for.

Cook added that having the right mindset is also crucial. Apple employees will have to work “for a reason bigger than themselves,” like the idea of how they can significantly enrich the lives of others. “With a purpose like that, it’s amazing what people will do from a work point of view,” he noted.

Source: DesignTAXI